# NTSB CEN25LA064: Cozy Cub, N719LB, Parsons, KS, December 28, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 28, 2024, 13:25 local (19:25 UTC) - Place: Parsons, KS - Coordinates: 37.2983, -95.26311 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2983&lon=-95.2631&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA, Wichita FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199479 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199479/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199479 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA064 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while on final approach to land. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Braden James L COZY CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=056183C), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Braden James L COZY CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=056183C), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Braden James L COZY CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=056183C), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern base: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Braden James L COZY CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=056183C), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was on final approach to land when the airplane collided with power lines and impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage and the pilot was seriously injured. When interviewed, the pilot stated he had no recollection of the accident. A witness reported the airplane was flying low and was in a left bank when it struck the power line. The witness thought the engine was running and the propeller was spinning at the time of the collision. A postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot did not return a completed NTSB Accident/Incident Report form 6120.1/2. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N719LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719LB-2026-09-16), registration cancelled 2026-09-16, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cozy Cub - Registry model: [Braden James L COZY CUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/braden-james-l-cozy-cub) (registry code 056183C) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Ford CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (registry code 26701, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1 - Year built: 1992 - Engines: Ford 3.8L V6 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Airport: 39KS, Papas Dream Airport, runway 6, 2,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 447 total, 253 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.45 inHg - Observed at: KCNU, 25 nm away - METAR: SPECI KCNU 181939Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM OVC015 05/00 A3045 RMK AO2 T00500000= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20241228019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241228019819A), Dec 28, 2024: Braden James L COZY CUB, Parsons, KS, Destroyed. On December 28, 2024 at approximately 13:25 local time aircraft [privacy data omitted] while on approach to land at a private grass landing strip (39KS) 3… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199479. 904 KB in all. - FAA - inspector's report (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 145 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18484130&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA064%20-%20FAA%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 538 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18360738&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA064%20-%20Photos-Rel.pdf - Accident site diagram (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18360820&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA064%20-%20Accident%20Diagram-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18468607&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA064%20-%20MOR%20-%20Accident%20Pilot%20Phone%20Call-Rel.pdf - Memorandum of record - NTSB request for 6120_1 (item 5, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18487961&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20-%20NTSB%20Requests%20for%206120.1-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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